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Jim Tracy of Colorado won the NL Manager of the Year award today and Mike Scioscia of the Los Angeles Angels was selected for the AL honor.
Tracy, who had a brief major-league playing career with the Cubs in 1980 and '81, became the second manager to win the award after taking over in midseason, joining Jack McKeon for Florida in 2003. Scioscia also picked up the AL award in 2002.
Tracy reportedly was rewarded today by the Rockies with a three-year contract extension.
Tracy, a fourth-round draft pick of the Cubs in 1979, received 29 first-place votes and two seconds for 151 points in balloting released Wednesday by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Scioscia got 15 first-place votes.
Tracy was promoted from bench coach following Clint Hurdle's dismissal in May and led the Rockies to the wild card. Scioscia kept the Angels going after the death of pitcher Nick Adenhart, and they won their fifth AL West title in six years.
Jim Tracy of Colorado won the NL Manager of the Year award today and Mike Scioscia of the Los Angeles Angels was selected for the AL honor.
Tracy, who had a brief major-league playing career with the Cubs in 1980 and '81, became the second manager to win the award after taking over in midseason, joining Jack McKeon for Florida in 2003. Scioscia also picked up the AL award in 2002.
Tracy reportedly was rewarded today by the Rockies with a three-year contract extension.
Tracy, a fourth-round draft pick of the Cubs in 1979, received 29 first-place votes and two seconds for 151 points in balloting released Wednesday by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Scioscia got 15 first-place votes.
Tracy was promoted from bench coach following Clint Hurdle's dismissal in May and led the Rockies to the wild card. Scioscia kept the Angels going after the death of pitcher Nick Adenhart, and they won their fifth AL West title in six years.
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